GAMES

Agameis structuredplaying, usually undertaken forenjoymentand sometimes used as aneducationaltool.

Games are distinct fromwork, which is usually carried out forremuneration, and fromart, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements.

However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports/games) or art (such asjigsaw puzzlesor games involving an artistic layout such asMahjong,solitaire, or somevideo games).

Key components of games are goals,rules,challenge, andinteraction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both.

Many games help develop practicalskills, serve as a form ofexercise, or otherwise perform aneducational,simulational, orpsychologicalrole.

Attested as early as 2600 BC,[1][2]games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures.

TheRoyal Game of Ur,Senet, and Mancalaare some of the oldest known games.[3]